Mrs. Gabriela Draghici | Material Behavior | Best Faculty Award

Lecturer | Ovidius University of Constanta, Faculty of Civil Engineering | Romania

Drăghici Gabriela, lecturer and PhD engineer at “Ovidius” University of Constanta, Faculty of Civil Engineering, is an accomplished expert in civil and industrial constructions, specializing in the modernization of industrial buildings through the use of composite materials, structural rehabilitation, geotechnical analysis, and consolidation of historical monuments; she completed her engineering degree at the Polytechnic Institute “Gh. Asachi” Iaşi and obtained her PhD with a thesis on the modernization of industrial constructions, subsequently earning certifications as a construction site supervisor in multiple domains including buildings, industrial structures, agricultural constructions, pipelines for petroleum transport, and restoration of historical monuments; her research portfolio includes high-impact publications such as risk analysis in special rehabilitation operations for airport runways and platforms, technological design methodologies for constructions under special conditions, performance and post-utilization behavior of civil constructions, comparative studies of traditional and industrialized roof structures, and the geotechnical properties of water-sensitive soils such as loess, contributing to sustainable civil infrastructure development; she has actively participated in international conferences and authored multiple papers in journals like Ovidius University Annals Series: Civil Engineering, Buletinul AGIR, and proceedings of GeoChina International Conference, demonstrating a commitment to advancing civil engineering practice through applied research, structural innovation, and material science, making her a strong candidate for the Best Researcher Award in civil and structural engineering innovation.

Featured Publications:

Postavaru, N., Draghici, G., Filip, C., Mohammed, A. R., & Mohammed, S. M. (Ovidius University Annals Series: Civil Engineering, 20, 79). Business management strategies for business development: Organization of the territory and planning of construction works.

Maftei, C., Buta, C., Draghici, G., & Filip, C. (IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 344(1), 012025). Analysis of changes in hydrometeorological variables of Techirghiol Lake.

Draghici, G., & Maican, A. M. (International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference: SGEM, 18(5.3), 593-600). Modern solutions for sustainable, environmentally friendly construction. Filip, C., Breaban, V., Paduraru, G., & Draghici, G. (Ovidius University Annals Constanța. Series Civil Engineering, 1(10), 77). Disasters and risk mitigation measures.

Gabriela, D., Cosmin, F., Icociu, C. V., & Michele, B. H. (Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iași. Construction. Architecture). The contribution of databases to the planning of construction work with the consequent achievement of the required quality level.

Buta, C., Maftei, C., Dobrica, G., & Draghici, G. (IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 789(1), 012008). GIS-based landslide susceptibility for environment protection of Black Sea Romanian coast.

Cazacu, G. B., & Draghici, G. (GeoChina International Conference. Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, New Development in Soil). The geotechnical properties on water-sensitive soils, loess.

Draghici, G., Maican, A. M., & Rotaru, V. (Ovidius University Annals Series: Civil Engineering, 19, 79). Roof structures: Comparisons between traditional roof structures and industrialized ones.

Bizu, A. N., Isopescu, D. N., Draghici, G., & Blanari, I. (Materials, 18(18(19)), 4596). An experimental and FE modeling investigation of the pull-out behavior of anchoring solutions in concrete: A comparative study.

Mr. Xiangfeng Liang | Damage Mechanics | Best Researcher Award

Jiangsu University | China

Deputy Secretary-General of the Jiangsu High-Performance Alloy Materials Industry Alliance, a dedicated researcher born in October with long-term commitment to the research and development of nickel-based single-crystalline hollow turbine blades for aero engines, author of more than twenty SCI-indexed journal papers, contributor of nineteen national invention patent applications with thirteen successfully granted, active leader and participant in two national-level research projects and five provincial or ministerial-level research projects, widely engaged in numerous enterprise-sponsored technology R & D topics, recognized for successfully completing research projects at two postdoctoral research stations, serving consistently as reviewer for internationally prestigious journals including Materials Science and Engineering A and Journal of Alloys and Compounds, with academic metrics reflecting one hundred citations across ninety-three documents, twenty-five published documents, and an h-index of seven, acknowledged for advancing high-performance alloy materials, turbine blade design, casting optimization, and structural reliability analysis, demonstrating a research career that bridges fundamental materials science with applied industrial innovation, maintaining expertise in alloy design, defect control, microstructural evolution, mechanical properties, thermal barrier coatings, and life prediction methods for high-temperature service components, fostering collaborations that integrate theoretical modeling, experimental validation.

Featured Publications:

Author(s). (2025). Sc induced modification enhances strength and ductility of in-situ ZrB₂/7085Al nanocomposites. Materials Characterization.

Author(s). (2025). Achieving superior room and high-temperature performances in AA6111 alloy strengthened by Al₃(Y, Zr) nanoprecipitates. Journal of Alloys and Compounds.

Gabriela Draghici | Material Behavior | Best Faculty Award

Mrs. Gabriela Draghici | Material Behavior | Best Faculty Award

Lecturer | Ovidius University of Constanta, Faculty of Civil Engineering | Romania

Featured Publications:

Xiangfeng Liang | Damage Mechanics | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Xiangfeng Liang | Damage Mechanics | Best Researcher Award

Jiangsu University | China

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